Kings' scoring woes continue in loss to Flyers

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LOS ANGELES As the Kings' goals continue to decrease, the numbers in the loss column have increased.

Steve Mason posted his second shutout in three games with 35 saves and former Kings forward Wayne Simmonds scored his 100th NHL goal, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-0 victory over the Kings on Saturday.

The Kings have scored fewer than three goals in 16 of 20 games since their 25-8-4 start, and are 5-13-2 during that stretch with five shutout losses. When they score more than two, they are 19-3-0. The Kings have only three goals in its past six games combined — all by Anze Kopitar.

Mason got a huge break with less than 3
1/2 minutes left, when Justin Williams tried a wraparound and hit the left post.

“We just need that dirty goal,” Kings forward Tyler Toffoli said. “I think we had chances to bury them tonight and couldn't finish them, so we've really got to bear down. It's time to get back on track. It's just two games before the (Olympic) break, so we've got to get ourselves going in the right direction.”

Claude Giroux added his 17th goal on a power play with 1:58 left, converting a cross-ice pass at the left of the crease from Scott Hartnell while Matt Greene was serving an interference penalty. The Flyers have had a power-play goal in six straight games.

Simmonds and teammate Brayden Schenn returned to Staples Center for the first time since the Kings swapped them for Mike Richards in June 2011.

The Kings' Robyn Regehr played in his 1,000th NHL regular-season game, becoming the 98th defenseman in NHL history to reach that plateau, and the club marked the occasion with a pregame ceremony.

Regehr's first game was Oct. 28, 1999, with the Calgary Flames at Ottawa.

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